parallel
adjective
extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging.
was paralleling
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past progressiveof parallel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Above 50,000 feet there was a strong flow of air southeast from Pittsburgh, and this fed into a stronger southerly flow that was paralleling the Atlantic coast just east of the Appalachian Mountains.
From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt
This skiff was not headed for land, but was paralleling the shore.
From Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune
He knew now that the plane was paralleling the south-western border of the Everglades—that huge, swampy basin on the southern Peninsula which covers an area much the same as Connecticut.
From Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman by Noel Sainsbury
The ship had swung through Sarangani Channel and was paralleling the west coast due north toward Davao.
From Terry A Tale of the Hill People by Charles Goff Thomson
It became evident, from glimpses caught down the side streets, but especially through the many vacant lots, that another engine was paralleling their own course a block away.
From The Gray Dawn by Stewart Edward White
